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Amazon

Salary

Competitive + Bonus, Restricted Stock Units, Pension

Location

Inverclyde, Swansea, Milton Keynes

Qualifications

Degree qualified or similar

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Job Description

This role is open throughout the UK (Swansea, Dunfermline, Gourock, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Doncaster, Rugeley) If you are interested please apply for this link which is aligned to one of the sites and we will align application to site nearest your location.

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. .

As a member of the Operations Finance team you will play a key role in supporting the leadership team in making key business decisions. You will ensure plans are in place to ensure customer expectations are met and business plans are delivered.

Primary responsibilities:

• Working in close partnership with Operations to develop and optimise short and medium terms business plans
• Reforecasting as required based on refined planning assumptions and changes in demand
• Reviewing forecast accuracy, and make proactive recommendations to minimize variances
• Analysing performance data and developing insights into business performance vs. plan
• Developing robust reconciliation and validation processes to support high levels of accuracy in forecasting
• Taking ownership for the sites business plan and reacting to changes in tight timescales
• Providing coverage and support to the wider Operation Finance team

Essential Experience - you will need these skills or experience to be successful:

• Proven experience of working in a business planning, forecasting or resource planning role in complex business environment
• Extensive use of Microsoft Excel including advanced formulas
• Demonstrable experience using analytics to influence key business stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills; including written and oral communication skills

Desirable Experience - any of these skills or experience will make you stand out from the crowd:

• Degree or equivalent qualifications
• Microsoft Visual Basic for applications (VBA)
• SQL in either Oracle and MySQL
• Bespoke labour planning systems and processes

In return, we will offer you a competitive salary, stock units, site performance related pay potential and other excellent benefits including healthcare and employee discount. You will also have the opportunity to develop a rewarding career with one of the UK's leading online retailers.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief

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Amazon

Salary

Competitive + Bonus, Restricted Stock Units, Pension

Location

Hemel Hempstead Town, West Midlands, Peterborough

Qualifications

Degree qualifies or similar

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Job Description

This role is open throughout the UK (Swansea, Dunfermline, Gourock, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Doncaster, Rugeley) If you are interested please apply for this link which is aligned to one of the sites and we will align application to site nearest to your location.

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. .

As a member of the Operations Finance team you will play a key role in supporting the leadership team in making key business decisions. You will ensure plans are in place to ensure customer expectations are met and business plans are delivered.

Primary responsibilities:

• Working in close partnership with Operations to develop and optimise short and medium terms business plans
• Reforecasting as required based on refined planning assumptions and changes in demand
• Reviewing forecast accuracy, and make proactive recommendations to minimize variances
• Analysing performance data and developing insights into business performance vs. plan
• Developing robust reconciliation and validation processes to support high levels of accuracy in forecasting
• Taking ownership for the sites business plan and reacting to changes in tight timescales
• Providing coverage and support to the wider Operation Finance team

Essential Experience - you will need these skills or experience to be successful:

• Proven experience of working in a business planning, forecasting or resource planning role in complex business environment
• Extensive use of Microsoft Excel including advanced formulas
• Demonstrable experience using analytics to influence key business stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills; including written and oral communication skills

Desirable Experience - any of these skills or experience will make you stand out from the crowd:

• Degree or equivalent qualifications
• Microsoft Visual Basic for applications (VBA)
• SQL in either Oracle and MySQL
• Bespoke labour planning systems and processes

In return, we will offer you a competitive salary, stock units, site performance related pay potential and other excellent benefits including healthcare and employee discount. You will also have the opportunity to develop a rewarding career with one of the UK's leading online retailers.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief

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SearchHigher

Salary

From £37,382 to £44,607 per year + (plus £2,000 for recognised accounting qualification)

Location

Warwick

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities with a reputation for excellence in its research and teaching. It is a dynamic and innovative organisation that provides a fertile environment for a challenging and progressive career to play an active part in delivering the University’s mission to establish itself as a world leader in research and teaching.

Operating out of the Finance Office, the University of Warwick is seeking a Finance Manager to provide accurate and timely Management Information to senior University management, Chairs of academic departments, Heads of administrative departments and Directors of commercial activities. This will also include providing key information for planning, decision making and control, particularly in relation to the assessment of new opportunities.

As part of the Finance Office, the role will involve taking responsibility for the preparation of financial information for academic, administrative and commercial activities including management and financial accounts, reports to committees, budget and forecasting and project assessment. In addition to this, the individual will be involved in special project work, preparing full business plans and critical appraisal of such ventures.

The appointee will be an ambitious and pro-active individual with excellent communication skills, possessing the ability to provide advice, constructive criticism and counsel on a variety of financial matters, including market analysis, pricing policy, business risk and performance indicators as well as the ability to critically evaluate new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will possess a recognised professional accountancy qualification with broad experience in a finance function, or within practice, with a sound knowledge of accounting standards and good overall technical awareness. In addition, the ideal individual will require substantial experience of the preparation of business plans, management accounting and the preparation of statutory accounts with a good knowledge of VAT and corporation tax.

For a full briefing pack, including a job description and application details, please contact SearchHigher, who have been exclusively retained for this appointment

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Feronia

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Chief Financial Officer

London

Feronia is one of the largest private sector employers in Africa with over 100 years of managing some of the continent’s largest palm oil plantations. The future strategy of the business is to expand operations across the continent, building local partnerships to improve infrastructure, protect the environment and to support communities to develop and prosper. To support this strategy; Feronia Inc is seeking to appoint a commercially focused Chief Financial Officer to ensure finance remains at the heart of their operating model.

Working closely with the Chief Executive and the international finance teams, you will contribute towards the strategic development and financial integrity of the business through the enhancement of business planning, financial control and reporting to maximise shareholder return. You will provide the day to day operational support to the CEO, optimising short and medium term financial and business objectives whilst managing investment, treasury and regulatory requirements, through the analysis of key management information.

You will be a qualified and highly commercial accountant with a wealth of strategic experience, ideally gained within a listed multinational, cross-cultural environment with complex reporting needs. With a detailed knowledge of IFRS, you will have strong analytical and planning skills with a profound understanding of associated tax and treasury management. You will possess excellent interpersonal and presentation skills and be able to engage at Board level to solve complex strategic challenges through deliverable and workable business solutions.

You must also be prepared to travel (quarterly) to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and other international destinations.

email a detailed CV with covering letter and quote current salary.

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World Fuel Services

Salary

Competitive

Location

Gibraltar, Spain

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Finance Manager (Gibraltar)

The Gib Oil team are looking for a Finance Manager to oversee all financial control for Gib Oil Ltd including financial data reporting and compliance with statutory legal and taxation requirements.

Gib Oil provides quality fuel products and related services for marine, aviation and land-based customers, through our multiple facilities and operations in Gibraltar. We are part of the World Fuel Services Group, a leading Fortune 100 company and global leader in the provision of fuel related products. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding global company and assume responsibility for developing the finance function of a rapidly expanding Company.

Key responsibilities will include:
•Supporting the Commercial Services Director with business planning and providing regular financial insights.
•Management and development of the finance team.
•Managing the general ledger, management reporting, month end reporting and statutory returns.
•Cash flow and treasury management.
•Oversee all aspects of Account Payable and Receivable.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience of supporting business/strategic decisions and producing month end and management reports. Experience of using Oracle finance systems is desirable along with people management skills. Knowledge of local accounting legislation within Gibraltar is desirable. The ability to speak English fluently is essential and the ability to speak Spanish fluently is desirable but not essential.

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OCS Group Ltd

Salary

From £45,000 to £45,000 per year + benefits package

Location

Crawley, Crawley, London

Qualifications

CIMA/ACA/ACCA

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Senior Management Accountant

You’ll be working with the Management Reporting Team to provide the information and analytical skills needed to achieve the strategic objectives of the business and to provide the operational teams with expertise and guidance on all financial matters.

You will have staff responsibility with 2 members of staff currently reporting into the position.

You will have an impact across all operational areas of the business but maintain a particular focus on the Cleaning service stream by building a strong working relationship with the Director of Soft Services. The commercial solutions you provide will play a key role in our future growth and profitability.

You'll proactively support the business through the production and distribution of monthly operational management accounts, memorandum accounts and develop further financial and non-financial indicator reports, ensuring the accuracy of reports at all times. You’ll also participate in the distribution of debt reports and potentially handle open book customer requirements and issues.

Key to the role will be your ability to highlight performance issues to the business, identifying and maximising the profitability of the business and co-ordinating business planning by assisting in the production of effective forecasting and budgeting. This will be supported by the development of close working relationships with the Operational Finance team. You will also play a key role in the ongoing development of financial systems to support the business, including, the proactive production of reporting and the production of interval, benchmarking and performance league tables.

To succeed in this role you will need:
- Experience within a commercially focused finance team, working in close liaison with senior management.
- A high degree of commercial acumen is essential, together with the ability to think through the numbers and communicate effectively the interpretation of key issues in a clear, concise manner.
- Experience of working with a variety of complex contract formats, including exposure to Government/MOD/Public sector work and contracts that are of sufficient size and complexity to warrant dedicated finance support
- Experience of Integrated or Multiservice Soft/Hard service sectors would be an advantage
- Good education to at least level 6 (eg, degree) or equivalent
- Appropriate Accounting qualification (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) with at least 2 years post qualified experience in a medium/large organisation
- Strong people management skills, managing through a team and working effectively with colleagues in the division
- A clear thinker, commercially focused, calm under pressure, and an excellent communicator with the ability to think through a problem and deliver sound solutions
- Good influencing skills to senior manager level, able to produce and use clear logical data in a structured manner to help shape business decisions.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience of SAP and or Business Objects would be an advantage

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Dow Jones International LTD

Salary

Competitive

Location

Central London, London

Qualifications

CIMA

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Position: FP&A Analyst EMEA

Reports to: Head of FP&A EMEA


Business Overview

Dow Jones is a $2bn revenue company headquartered in New York. The company’s products include B2C brands such as the Wall Street Journal newspaper and website, as well as a range of products tailored to specific business information needs in the Enterprise / B2B market including Factiva, Dow Jones Newswires and Financial News. The company is part of News Corporation.

The EMEA FP&A team is responsible for the providing detailed financial and operations analysis and support to the Dow Jones business as necessary in Europe across the company’s range of Enterprise and Consumer products.

Position Summary Statement
The FP&A Analyst will be responsible for driving improved understanding of the performance of the business and the key day to day metrics. This will be done through reporting of relevant financial information, coupled with the development of KPI’s and a willingness to provide support into the business to meet ad hoc analytical requests.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
• Develop financial and KPI reporting for Financial News and all relevant areas in EMEA
• Develop reporting & understanding of performance by product, by sales team & by country
• Be a partner to business, helping to guide understanding of business performance through reporting of KPI data
• Provide insight into operational reporting on monthly and year to date performance vs targets and prior year performance. Understand variances and provide business analytical support
• Contribute to strategic plans: collect, consolidate and deliver information based on accurate assumptions and detailed analysis
• Take initiative in providing ad hoc analysis and business planning, and identify opportunities for valuable management KPI reporting
• Assist on project work as and when it arises.


Key Relationships Internally and Externally

Internal
Head of FP&A, EMEA
Finance Director, EMEA
Managing Director EMEA
CEO, Financial News
Commercial Department heads
US Finance team
Other EMEA Finance teams (GL, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Tax)

External
Outsourced Service Providers

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Essential
• CIMA Qual with 1-2 years experience
• Excellent analytical skills and experience
• Experience of the preparation of KPI’s and business critical reporting
• Excellent Excel skills (as a minimum)
• Personality:
- strong interpersonal and communication skills
- pro-active mindset and ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- well organised, hard worker, flexible and autonomous
- achievement oriented
- team player with ability to manage multiple agendas and interests

Preferable
• Knowledge of Peoplesoft and Cognos systems
• Media experience

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South Hampstead High School

Salary

From £60,000 to £65,000 per year + benefits

Location

London, Hampstead Town

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Director of Finance & Operations - South Hampstead High School

c£60,000 - £65,000 + benefits

To start asap

South Hampstead High School is a leading independent day school for girls aged between 4 to 18 years. The school has an excellent academic record and enjoys a consistently high standing in the league tables. It prides itself on offering a rounded education both inside and outside the classroom, offering outstanding facilities for art, drama, music, science and technology, as well as a wide range of indoor and outdoor sports.

The school is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), a charitable trust and the UK’s leading group of independent girls’ schools. The GDST has over 4,000 staff and 20,000 students in 26 schools.

South Hampstead High School is currently benefiting from a major capital investment programme which is due for completion in 2014. The school is now looking for a Director of Finance and Operations to support the new Head. This is a new role with responsibility for all commercial and operational matters affecting the school, including:

• Responsibility for all of the school’s finances, preparation of annual budgets, management accounts, forecasts and business plans. Sustaining and increasing non‐fee income including grants and lettings in line with the school’s strategic plan.
• Lead interface with all stakeholders impacted by the construction project, the ongoing supervision of maintenance and day-to-day upkeep of all buildings, as well as grounds maintenance and building security.
• Compliance with relevant health and safety legislation in conjunction with the GDST group health and safety team. Ensure the efficient running of the catering and housekeeping services and management of all administration, premises and caretaking staff.

Our ideal candidate will be:

• Of graduate calibre, you will be highly numerate with experience of budget preparation and providing strategic support to a senior leadership team.
• An individual with strong operational experience and with proven change and project management skills. A team player who believes in sharing best practice across the wider finance community.
• An enthusiastic, energetic and adaptable individual who has previously run large, multi-functional teams. You should also be comfortable in providing value-add business partnering for a head office / group environment.

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please click on the ‘apply’ button below.

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Network Rail

Salary

From £24,000 to £38,000 per year

Location

Peterborough, York, Leeds

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Management Accountant
Network Rail
£24,000 - £38,000
Various locations

• Provide a high quality management accounting and reporting service
• Benefit from training and development that will take your career to the next level

Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From the rejuvenation of King’s Cross station and the upgrade and expansion of Thameslink, to Europe’s largest civil engineering project – Crossrail – we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that Britain has ever seen.

This is a business that never stands still. Our focus is on constant evolution, making journeys safer and faster than ever. And that drive for continual improvement doesn't stop when it comes to accounting. The Finance team has a pivotal role to play in identifying and implementing improvement strategies across the function.

A key member of the team, you’ll have every opportunity to use your skills and energy to the full, providing a high quality management accounting and reporting service to budget holders and sponsors. With responsibility for reporting on our entire financials (equating to c£6bn of income, £2bn of operating expenses and £4.5bn of capex per year), you'll also undertake consolidation and analysis of financial results, forecasts and business plans.

You'll need:
• Full or part accountancy qualification
• Proven ability to engage clearly and persuasively with non financial customers
• Plenty of drive and charisma
• Determination to continually strive for improvement

We’re a fast-moving and dynamic function and our people take huge pride and satisfaction from the essential jobs they do. Our success delivers better value for Britain’s train operators and, ultimately, a better experience for the millions who rely daily on rail services to go about their business.

To apply, please click on the apply button to visit our website, quoting “IRC724034” for Leeds, “IRC691920” for York, “IRC721113” for Peterborough (2x vacancies at Peterborough), “RC729027” for Birmingham and “IRC729025” for Manchester.

Closing date: 17 May 2013.

Network Rail welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, disability or gender and is committed to creating a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.

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Network Rail

Salary

From £24,000 to £38,000 per year

Location

Manchester, Birmingham

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Management Accountant
Network Rail
£24,000 - £38,000
Various locations

• Provide a high quality management accounting and reporting service
• Benefit from training and development that will take your career to the next level

Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From the rejuvenation of King’s Cross station and the upgrade and expansion of Thameslink, to Europe’s largest civil engineering project – Crossrail – we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that Britain has ever seen.

This is a business that never stands still. Our focus is on constant evolution, making journeys safer and faster than ever. And that drive for continual improvement doesn't stop when it comes to accounting. The Finance team has a pivotal role to play in identifying and implementing improvement strategies across the function.

A key member of the team, you’ll have every opportunity to use your skills and energy to the full, providing a high quality management accounting and reporting service to budget holders and sponsors. With responsibility for reporting on our entire financials (equating to c£6bn of income, £2bn of operating expenses and £4.5bn of capex per year), you'll also undertake consolidation and analysis of financial results, forecasts and business plans.

You'll need:
• Full or part accountancy qualification
• Proven ability to engage clearly and persuasively with non financial customers
• Plenty of drive and charisma
• Determination to continually strive for improvement

We’re a fast-moving and dynamic function and our people take huge pride and satisfaction from the essential jobs they do. Our success delivers better value for Britain’s train operators and, ultimately, a better experience for the millions who rely daily on rail services to go about their business.

To apply, please click on the apply button to visit our website, quoting “IRC724034” for Leeds, “IRC691920” for York, “IRC721113” for Peterborough (2x vacancies at Peterborough), “RC729027” for Birmingham and “IRC729025” for Manchester.

Closing date: 17 May 2013.

Network Rail welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, disability or gender and is committed to creating a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.